Mark Sherman

April 30, 2007 | Daily Report Online

By Mark Sherman

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November 07, 2007 | Daily Report Online

WASHINGTON AP _ The SupremeCourt signaled Tuesday that employees who claim job discrimination should not suffer because of mistakes made by the federal agency charged with investigating their allegations.The justices came down hard on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in a case that was argued Tuesday about whether an age discrimination lawsuit against FedEx Corp.

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June 14, 2007 | Daily Report Online

WASHINGTON AP - States may force public sector labor unions to get consent from workers before using their fees for political activities, the SupremeCourt said Thursday.The court unanimously upheld a Washington state law that applied to public employees who choose not to join the union that represents them in contract talks with state and local governments.

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June 04, 2009 | Daily Report Online

WASHINGTON AP - The National Rifle Association is asking the Supreme Court to strike down strict gun control laws in the Chicago area, setting the stage for another high court battle over Second Amendment protections for gun owners.The NRA wants the court to rule that last year's gun rights decision invalidating a handgun ban in the District of Columbia applies as well to local and state laws.

By MARK SHERMAN

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October 18, 2010 | Daily Report Online

WASHINGTON AP - The Supreme Court will consider an appeal by former Attorney General John Ashcroft to throw out a lawsuit seeking to hold him personally responsible for improperly arresting a Muslim U.S. citizen after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.The justices on Monday stepped into a dispute that, at its roots, concerns the Bush administration's aggressive moves against Muslims and Arabs in the United States following the attacks of Sept.

By MARK SHERMAN

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October 07, 2009 | Daily Report Online

By MARK SHERMAN

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November 06, 2012 | Daily Report Online

The Supreme Court appeared inclined Tuesday to rule that a criminal defendant cannot be tried again after a judge acquits him midway through a trial, even if the judge bases his decision on a legal error.

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June 25, 2007 | National Law Journal

The Supreme Court sided with developers and the Bush administration Monday in a dispute with environmentalists over protecting endangered species. Justice Samuel Alito, writing for the conservative majority, said the endangered species law takes a back seat to the clean water law when it comes to the EPA handing authority to a state to issue water pollution permits.

By Mark Sherman

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December 10, 2007 | Daily Report Online

By Mark Sherman

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January 04, 2008 | Daily Report Online

WASHINGTON AP -The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether a state can execute someone convicted of raping a child, one of the few remaining crimes that does not require the death of the victim to result in capital punishment.Patrick Kennedy, 43, was sentenced to death for the rape of his 8-year-old stepdaughter in Louisiana.

By MARK SHERMAN

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